1:30 AM,
Dec. 7, 2012

Brantley players Stefan King (18), O.J. Guice (1) and Dee Howard (4) celebrate after beating Marion County in the Class AHSAA 1A state championship game at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn on Thursday. Check out more state football championship coverage on 5-6C.

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But it was a junior on offense who stole the show. Brantley receiver O.J. Guice caught a pair of touchdown passes, ran for 115 yards and another touchdown and made two crucial four-down stops on defense to give the Bulldogs their fourth state title in football with a 33-0 win over Marion County in the Class 1A state championship game at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

"We just felt like we had an advantage, with his speed," Brantley quarterback Andrew Lowery said. "We wanted to get him out on the edge. They were keying on him (later), and Andrew (Parker) had a lot of ...